Court-Ordered Classes for Nueces County Residents — Online

How does an online class work for a Nueces County order?

You attend live over Zoom at a scheduled time, with an instructor, from wherever you are. There is no self-paced video and no drive to a classroom, which is the part that matters when the class is in Corpus Christi and you are not.

What you finish with is a state Certificate of Completion issued under our license from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. That certificate is not county-specific: it is the same document whether your case is in Nueces County or anywhere else in Texas, because the license behind it is a state license.

Confirm the program name with your court or supervising officer before you enroll anywhere. Only the court or your officer can decide whether a given program satisfies your order. We will read the program name off your paperwork and tell you which class it points at, but we cannot make that decision for your court.

Which Nueces County courts order these classes?

These are the Nueces County courts that hear the cases these classes follow from. They sit in Corpus Christi, and your order names the one your case is in.

• Nueces County Courts at Law Nos. 1–5 (Class A and B misdemeanors)
• Nueces County District Courts — 28th, 94th, 105th, 117th, 148th, 214th, 319th and 347th

Who supervises probation in Nueces County?

Community supervision in Nueces County runs through the department below. If your order came with a supervising officer, that officer works here, and they are the person to confirm the program name with.

The Nueces County department publishes no certificate-filing process — its FAQ tells DWI clients what to bring to a first visit and stops there. Confirm with your supervision officer how the completion certificate should reach them, and whether the court wants its own copy.

What is specific to Nueces County?

The statutes are the same in all 254 counties. What varies is what a given courthouse and probation department do with the discretion those statutes hand them, so each point below carries the source it was read off.

• The department runs a Drug Court, known locally as Divert Court: a twelve-month program combining case management and substance abuse treatment, where successful completion means the state jail or third-degree felony charge is dismissed. nuecescountyprobation.com
• A DWI Court is named among the department’s programs, alongside Drug Divert Court, pretrial bond and diversion supervision, substance abuse programs and a veterans assistance program — though no page describes how the DWI Court itself runs. nuecescountyprobation.com
• The department’s FAQ tells people to bring proof of auto insurance to a first visit on DWI cases, or as otherwise ordered. nuecescountyprobation.com

Which class does your Nueces County order name?

These are the three programs Texas criminal courts order by name most often. Your order names one of them, or a program on the full list below it.

• DWI Education12 hours · $75
• DWI Intervention (Repeat Offender)32 hours · $225
• Drug Offender Education Program15 hours · $85

Every class we run — anger management, family violence, the victim impact panel, and the alcohol program for minors are all on that page, and each one names the requirement it clears.

Nueces County questions

Can I take a court-ordered class online in Corpus Christi?

Yes — ours meet live over Zoom with an instructor, so a Nueces County order does not put you in a classroom across town. The one thing to settle first is the program name written on the order: confirm it with your supervising officer, because only the court or your officer can say which program answers it.

What should I bring to a first Nueces County probation visit?

The department’s FAQ names proof of auto insurance on DWI cases, or as otherwise ordered, among the things to bring. It publishes nothing about what to do with a class-completion certificate, so ask your officer at that first visit where yours should go and by when.

Does Nueces County have a DWI court?

The probation department lists a DWI Court among its programs, next to its Drug Divert Court, pretrial bond and diversion supervision and its substance abuse programs. It publishes no description of how that court runs or who is eligible, so ask the court or your officer what taking part would involve.

Not sure which class your Nueces County order names?

Send us the order. We read program names off Texas court orders every day, and we will tell you which class yours points at, how long it runs and what it costs before any money changes hands. If it names a program we do not teach, we will say that too.

Call 877-635-4498 with the order in front of you, or text us a photo of it.